Based on Saturday’s initial announcement, the intensity of drills was equivalent to a long-distance, large-scale patrol, said Chieh Chung, assistant professor of military strategy at Tamkang University in New Taipei City. “It is not a strategic exercise specifically focused on the scenario of a Taiwan invasion like last time.”
That slow grind of Chinese “gray zone” tactics is in itself a danger for Taiwan.
“I am now more worried about accidents,” said Chieh, the military strategy expert. He added that Chinese air and naval forces have occasionally acted in a more provocative manner — such as with aggressive midair maneuvers that force Taiwanese fighter jets to jockey for advantage — “and there is no cross-strait mechanism or communication channel on how to avoid military accidents.” (圖片擷取自 The Washington Post 網頁)
/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/08/china-taiwan-drills-tsai-mccarthy/
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